Lucifer ~ Deity Chant

cauldronbornwitchcraft:

You who stand at the gates of the void,

Shining light at the edge of the eclipse,

The sparkling embers that give me voice,

Strength to stand at the edge of the abyss,

~Morning Star, Shining morning star, ~

~Sunlit red and gold, and the silver blue of ice,
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~Morning Star, radiant morning star, ~

~Independence rallies beyond his cry, ~

Hold my hand as I reach the precipice,

The line before the possibilities,

Take a breath before the limitless,

The shattering rise of the epiphany,

~Morning Star, Shining morning star, ~

~Defiance from which he does arise, ~

~Morning Star, Radiant Morning Star, ~

~Fall into the wisdom of his eyes, ~

Feel my strength as I am free from chains,

The song that calls for my independence,

The work is hard for the power of the gain,

Still seeking the black light for my guidance,

~Morning Star, Shining Morning Star, ~

~Ecstasy , feel his power to entice, ~

~Morning Star, Radiant Morning Star, ~

~The power to feel alive, ~

Hold my hand as I reach the precipice,

The line before the possibilities,

Take a breath before the limitless,

The shattering rise of the epiphany,

~Morning Star, Shining morning star, ~

~Defiance from which he does arise, ~

~Morning Star, Radiant Morning Star, ~

~Fall into the wisdom of his eyes, ~

 This is a small chant/song that I’ve created that sums up some of the feelings that I have about Lucifer, the way he affects me personally, and how he ‘feels’.

 I sometimes use it to connect to Lucifer, or I offer my voice as a prayer or a gift. You can of course use it in your own rituals  if you wish, and if you want I can record the tune etc. If you use it, let me know what you think and how it made you feel.

©Isobel Runham 2016 Do not reproduce without my permission, do not edit without my permission.

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The first bit of conflicting testimony regarding monotheism that the Bible offers is the shadowy presence of rival deities.14 The Shema, the grand statement of monotheism, can be found near the beginning of the scroll of Deuteronomy (Dt 6:4). Near the end of the same scroll is a poem attributed to Moses that seems to suggest that, while the LORD may be One, the LORD is not the only one.

When the Most High apportioned the nations,
when he divided humankind,
he fixed the boundaries of the peoples
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according to the number of the gods;
the LORD’s own portion was his people,
Jacob his allotted share. (Dt 32:8–9)

This text can be translated and interpreted in ways that are congenial to monotheism, and it is poetry, after all, so we must allow it some rhetorical flexibility. Still, it suggests that Yhwh is the God of Jacob (an alternative name for Israel in the Bible), but that other peoples have their own gods. We cannot read the minds of the ancient Israelites; we can only read the literary legacy they left to us in the Bible.When the First Commandment, in Ex 20:3, says, “You shall have no other gods before me,” we cannot penetrate behind that word, “gods.” Did the early Israelites understand these gods to be unreal and without substance? Or did they understand them to be cosmic figures of some import but who were out-of-bounds for them?

We read in the book of Judges, for instance, that the Israelites had
“abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt” and “followed other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were all around them” ( Judg 2:11–12). The simplest reading of texts such as these (and there are many more) is that perhaps some Israelites held that while Yhwh was the God of Israel, Yhwh was not the only god. There may well be other deities for other peoples, but Yhwh is the sole God who deserves Israel’s awe and singular devotion.

The Birth of Satan by T. J. Wray and Gregory Mobley
(via luciferianbuddhism)